tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post777563003189492087..comments2018-02-04T08:10:21.255-08:00Comments on Genealogy in West Brookfield, MA: 52 Ancestors #21: Mary Abbott - Not the daughter of James Abbott and Azuba RugglesLeah Smithnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-87408903637541633262014-06-18T14:16:01.924-07:002014-06-18T14:16:01.924-07:00Thanks, Erin. I think John and Frances Parks are ...Thanks, Erin. I think John and Frances Parks are the correct parents. I could locate a John Parks living in a nearby town, but couldn&#39;t verify his relationship to anyone named Frances, or to Mary. <br /> I am not familiar with whether or not, during that period, an adopted child would have been mentioned in a will. In this case, neither James or Azubah mentioned her.<br /> Mary&#39;s husband, Jason, survived her and could have been the informant on her death record. Perhaps, though, the information was just filled in by the town clerk or the funeral director.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-85556718205072921392014-06-18T13:42:28.245-07:002014-06-18T13:42:28.245-07:00Going with the marriage certificate lead regarding...Going with the marriage certificate lead regarding Mary&#39;s parents being John and Frances Parks, I would see what I could find about John and Frances. Perhaps Frances and Azubah are related? If the marriage record is for the right Mary Abbott, the information on it would be firsthand and it makes sense if she was adopted into the Abbott family.<br /><br />My assumption for the death certificate would be that John and Azubah Abbott did adopt Mary and that the informant for the death certificate remembered the last name [Abbott] but not the father&#39;s name [John] and perhaps confused Eliza for Azubah; and did not know Mary&#39;s birth parents&#39; names.Erin Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455637407467673471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-50023563266302751782014-06-18T12:30:09.951-07:002014-06-18T12:30:09.951-07:00Eliza was about 12 years old at the time of Mary&#...Eliza was about 12 years old at the time of Mary&#39;s birth, making her a possible, but unlikely candidate for the mother of Mary. Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997595978878695934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-77174318029109487342014-06-18T12:26:17.164-07:002014-06-18T12:26:17.164-07:00The most likely scenario seems to be that Eliza wa...The most likely scenario seems to be that Eliza was the parent of out of wedlock Mary and the newspaper was just &quot;papering over&quot; the facts by saying she adopted Mary. &quot;Adoption&quot; could be quite informal in the past, so you may never find any proof.Vera Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04979932693725250068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18452535257901852.post-956376941631520892014-06-15T17:43:26.338-07:002014-06-15T17:43:26.338-07:00Hello Leah.
This is Ron Niquette. Alan Degolmon i...Hello Leah.<br /><br />This is Ron Niquette. Alan Degolmon is one of my internet nom des plumes,<br /><br />Just checking in for now. Glad to be here, and thanks once again for all the info you&#39;ve been researching on this family&#39;s lineage.Alan DeGolmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409529226514322533noreply@blogger.com